Happy Birthday Baby was a hit for Tony Christie in 1974. It was also a hit for Lee Towers in 1980.

Tony Christie version

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""Happy Birthday Baby""
Single by Tony Christie
B-side"Who Am I Fooling"
Released1974
GenrePop
LabelMCA Records MCA 157
Songwriter(s)Mason, Greenaway
Producer(s)Peter Sullivan

The song was written by Barry Mason and Roger Greenaway.[1] It was released in the UK on MCA MCA 157 in September 1974. The B side was "Who Am I Fooling".[2] By December 21, 1974, Billboard Magazine had recorded the single at No. 10 in the New Zealand Top 10.[3] It peaked at No. 7,[4] and spent a total of seven weeks in the charts.

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for "Happy Birthday Baby" by Tony Christie
Chart (1975) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] 14
New Zealand (RMNZ) 7

Year-end charts

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Year-end chart performance for "Happy Birthday Baby" by Tony Christie
Chart (1975) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] 58

Lee Towers version

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""Happy Birthday, Baby""
Single by Lee Towers
B-side"Good Morning, How Are You"
Released1979
GenrePop
Songwriter(s)B. Mason, R. Greenaway
Producer(s)Martin Duiser

Towers' version peaked at No. 38 in the Netherlands in 1980, and spent five weeks in the charts.[6]

References

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  1. ^ National Library of Australia - 1974, English, Printed music edition: Happy birthday baby (music) / words and music by Barry Mason and Roger Greenaway., Mason, Barry.
  2. ^ 45Cat - Tony Christie - Discography, UK
  3. ^ Billboard, December 21, 1974 - Page 57 Billboard Hits of the World, New Zealand
  4. ^ Billboard, Volume 87 - Page 80
  5. ^ a b "National Top 100 Singles for 1975". Kent Music Report. 29 December 1975. Retrieved 15 January 2022 – via Imgur.
  6. ^ Ultratop.be - Lee Towers - Happy Birthday, Baby